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Supporters say that the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act is needed to protect religious business owners who don’t want to provide services for same-sex weddings. Critics, shrilly squeal that the measure would legalize discrimination against gays and lesbians, Muslims and Jews.

Does a business owner’s right to stand by their deeply held religious principles trump a Lesbian couple’s “right” to a wedding cake? I have to come down firmly on the side of freedom and the business owner.

Take the logic to an extreme. Suppose that a gay couple owned a bakery in Topeka, Kansas. Then suppose that a heterosexual couple who are active members of the Westboro Baptist Church walk in and order a cake for their upcoming nuptials. The bakers feel that it would violate their deeply held principles to serve these customers. Should the law force them to betray their beliefs and provide a service to people they don’t wish to serve? Isn’t it simpler and better for society for the Westboro haters to just go find another bakery instead of launching vast oceans of vitriol via social media then suing the bakery owner into bankruptcy?

The truth is that Christian doctrine only tolerates homosexuality. In today’s climate of political correctness, the gay mafia and the left leaning public education mafia have managed to redefine tolerance to mean advocacy, especially for millennials. While that new definition may have made its way into the popular culture, it has not and will not change the definition of tolerance for serious Bible studying Christians.

The adage “Hate the sin. Love the sinner.” is cold comfort for gays and lesbians. Mostly because many Christians do such a lousy job of living according to the rule. Most lesbians and gays can’t be expected to relish the idea that they are sinners. I don’t like the fact that I am a sinner, but the truth that we all fall short of the Glory of God and need a Savior, is the core of Christian belief.

I also don’t like the idea that some people will think I’m hateful toward others just because Scripture clearly describes the way they behave as sinful. I didn’t write the Bible. We all like to look for loopholes to justify our sins, but Christ calls us to righteousness, not denial about our very sin nature.

The truth in Indiana is the same as the truth everywhere. A handful of devout Christians will always stand up for what they believe God wants, no matter the cost. A smaller group of militant LGBT folks will never be satisfied. Redefining words does not change hearts and minds. Tolerance is a two-way street while advocacy only goes one direction. When you make tolerance meaningless, you make peace impossible.

I just read an article about a religious group issuing an official complaint against a Malaysian girl who was photographed holding a dog at an adoption drive. Evidently a picture of this sweet child and this lovable Golden Retriever was posted on social media and the group is outraged. What could be more horrible than a child petting a big loveable puppy?

Some dude named Mohamed Hafiz Mohamed Nordin has called on the state to take action against the girl. The whirlwind of controversy stems from an October 2014 event organized by Syed Azmi Alhabshi. The “I Want to Touch a Dog” event was designed to allow Muslims to become familiar with man’s best friend.

Islam is conflicted over many issues and one of them is canines. Certain conservative Muslims demand that dogs be completely avoided, while some moderate Muslims think dogs are okay as long as you avoid touching the pup’s snout and mouth.

Lisa, Wayne & Gilda

I’ve owned two Goldens in my life and I can say with certainty, that you will NOT have a close encounter with this breed without touching or being touched by it’s mouth or it’s nose. These dogs are big, affectionate, and live to get in your lap and chase tennis balls. They especially like to chase balls into lakes and ponds, bring them back to you and then shake vigorously while standing as close to you as possible.

The organizer has gotten numerous online death threats for organizing the event. He’s even been accused of being a Christian in disguise. I’ve often thought that almost all dogs are Christians in disguise. What animal presents a more complete portrait of unconditional love, loyalty, forgiveness, and forbearance than a dog? I love the old joke about determining who loves you more, your wife or your dog. Lock them both in the trunk of your car for two hours, the joke advises. Then come back, let them out, and see which one is happy to see you.

What has caused tornadoes to be interested in coming to this country when all this while it has never been interested to do so. In the past, we only hear of it hitting the South China Sea and even if it does hit, it would be to Vietnam or the Philippines. Could it have something to do with the widespread vice, such as gambling centres, prostitution, beer and dog-petting festivals which have become an attraction?

I’m not sure if it’s just poor English or a bad translation, but the above quote seems to anthropomorphize violent weather phenomena to the extent that they have the ability to determine their international travel plans according to where the best casinos, whore houses, bars, and dog-petting festivals are located. It kind of makes tornadoes sound like Secret Service agents.

You can’t trust a man who doesn’t like dogs. There is something fundamentally wrong with them. A large group that hates dogs and calls for the death of anyone who even pets a dog is just INSANE. And yet Obama is willing to make a nuclear weapons deal with these kind of loons.